NASA prepares to bombard Earth with space lasers

Tom Allen
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Space Force, anyone?

A new satellite that will orbit the Earth while bombarding it with lasers is in the final stages of preparation before its launch next month. Not to worry though, NASA isn't planning a recreatio...

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